Should nintendo sell their games on steam?

[docter helth]

I feel like I'm missing out but the switch sucks.

[Electric Cupcake]

They're on the wrong side of history. Subscription ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ will never catch on.

They really should put their back catalog on Steam like Sega did. Although Sega delisting the Sonic classics in favor of that inferior Origins collection was a ♥♥♥♥ move.

[CyberBlood Dragon]

They should but Nintendon't is too greedy

[docter helth]

Originally posted by BlackDragon875:

They should but Nintendon't is too greedy

i dont think they are greedy enough

[Le fishe au chocolat]

They won't, because they are selling consoles, too.
And there are some illegal ways to play Nintendo's games on PC. That makes Nintendo feel like they don't have to make their games playable on PC anymore.

[docter helth]

Originally posted by ω猫:

They won't, because they are selling consoles, too.
And there are some illegal ways to play Nintendo's games on PC. That makes Nintendo feel like they don't have to make their games playable on PC anymore.

So many people do that and nintendo doesnt even realize how much they are missing out on a huge market like steam i think

[lsdninja]

Originally posted by docter helth:

they are really missing out on a huge market.

And yet, they seem to be doing OK regardless…

[docter helth]

Originally posted by lsdninja:

Originally posted by docter helth:

they are really missing out on a huge market.

And yet, they seem to be doing OK regardless…

yes, but they would be doing more ok by selling games on pc too instead of being mad that people are emulating their games

[Birds]

they're trying really, really hard not to knock Sony's gaming division over just by existing.

[Le fishe au chocolat]

Originally posted by docter helth:

So many people do that and nintendo doesnt even realize how much they are missing out on a huge market like steam i think

They know their games won't work perfectly on PC so they just let people do their own risk.
It's like monopoly in video games' world.

[MistuhG]

I don't plan to ever buy another console or console game again. If they bring games to PC, there is a fair chance I will buy some. They seem to be fine not to, which is ok also, i don't really miss it. But its lost revenue for them.

[Devsman]

Well, I dunno if they should from a business perspective, but I wish they DID.

They're terrified of piracy. It explains every decision the company has made since the GameCube. The reverse spiraling mini DVDs. The touch screen on DS and Wii U. Motion control and the billions of controller adapters on Wii. Autostereoscipic 3D.

I don't really know enough about Switch to figure out how that whole thing was designed to be hard to pirate, but I betcha it was.

[docter helth]

Originally posted by Devsman:

Well, I dunno if they should from a business perspective, but I wish they DID.

They're terrified of piracy. It explains every decision the company has made since the GameCube. The reverse spiraling mini DVDs. The touch screen on DS and Wii U. Motion control and the billions of controller adapters on Wii. Autostereoscipic 3D.

I don't really know enough about Switch to figure out how that whole thing was designed to be hard to pirate, but I betcha it was.

that makes sense

[docter helth]

Originally posted by MistuhG:

I don't plan to ever buy another console or console game again. If they bring games to PC, there is a fair chance I will buy some. They seem to be fine not to, which is ok also, i don't really miss it. But its lost revenue for them.

that's pretty much where i stand

[Masque]

I would buy Zelda and Mario, for sure.

And I'll never buy a Switch for those, so they're only losing money by not doing it.

Originally posted by docter helth:

Originally posted by BlackDragon875:

They should but Nintendon't is too greedy

i dont think they are greedy enough

Exactly my take. A first, as far as I can tell. A corporation that doesn't want an easily-obtained entire market segment. "We want to sell our consoles, though."

Well, you have an entire market segment that won't ever buy your consoles, but who would also buy your games in a hot second. Half of whom are finding ways to play your games on PC anyway.

But you don't want our money. That's cool. Strange, but you do you, Nintendo.

EDIT: I do believe it's inevitable that they will be on PC eventually. Sooner or later.

[Freqsync]

No.
Honestly.
There is this thing where if every museum had something and they said it was authentic comes to mind.


Know when searches in steam history bring this to the for front of a off topic the AI is available for sale. Nintendo is not. However many NES SNES N64 inspired developers have let there games be on steam. Anything with the Mario will not be allowed, Link might find it's way with a shield mostly by modder community, and bringing in the all star cast of donkey kong and so forth would cause ....
Do not have the privilege nay may say Honor to even make this post and still do not worry for the ban to happen for posting it even if momentarily. Nintendo may have me struck down by ninja's of the emperor for even thinking could mention this on STEAM and feel gratifying.